阅读说明：本技术 通过营养限制预防加湿器中的微生物生长 (The microorganism growth in prevention humidifier is limited by nutrition ) 是由 E·A·范德兹万 于 2018-03-27 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及一种加湿器设备(100),其包括：(i)第一室(100),其用于容纳水(100)；(ii)加湿元件(120),其被配置为促进容纳在第一室(110)中的水(101)的蒸发和/或雾化,其中加湿元件(120)包括芯部元件(130)；(iii)可更换或可再填充单元(230),其用于容纳固定式磷酸盐去除材料(150),其中磷酸盐去除材料(150)被配置为在水(101)蒸发和/或雾化之前降低水(101)中磷酸盐的浓度,并且其中芯部元件(130)包括磷酸盐去除材料(150),其中磷酸盐去除材料(150)被芯部元件(130)所包括以作为浸渍型磷酸盐去除材料(150)和涂布型磷酸盐去除材料(150)中的一种或多种,并且其中芯部元件(130)被配置作为可更换单元(230)。进一步地,呈现了一种包括磷酸盐去除材料(150)的芯部元件(130)。(The present invention relates to a kind of humidifier devices (100) comprising: first room (i) (100) is used to accommodate water (100)；(ii) humidifying element (120) are configured as promoting the evaporation and/or atomization of the water (101) being contained in the first room (110), and wherein humidifying element (120) includes core component (130)；(iii) replaceable or can refill unit (230), it is used to accommodate fixed acid phosphate removal material (150), wherein phosphate removal material (150) is configured as reducing phosphatic concentration in water (101) before evaporating and/or be atomized in water (101), and wherein core component (130) includes phosphate removal material (150), wherein phosphate removal material (150) is included one of material (150) or a variety of to remove as immersion-type phosphate removal material (150) and application type phosphate by core component (130), and wherein core component (130) is configured as replaceable units (230).Further, a kind of core component (130) including phosphate removal material (150) is presented.)

1. a kind of humidifier devices (100), comprising:

- the first room (100), for accommodating water (100),

Humidifying element (120), be configured as the evaporation of water (101) for promoting to be accommodated in first room (110) and/or Atomization, wherein the humidifying element (120) includes core component (130), and

It is replaceable or can refill unit (230), for accommodating fixed acid phosphate removal material (150), wherein the phosphorus Hydrochlorate removal material (150) is configured as reducing phosphatic concentration in water before evaporating and/or be atomized in the water (101)； And

Wherein the core component (130) includes phosphate removal material (150), wherein the phosphate removes material (150) included by the core component (130), to remove material (150) and application type phosphate as immersion-type phosphate One of removal material (150) is a variety of, and wherein the core component (130) is configured as the replaceable units (230)。

2. humidifier devices (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the phosphate removes material (150) included by granular materials (160).

3. humidifier devices (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the phosphate removes material It (150) include ferritin.

4. humidifier devices (100) according to any one of the preceding claims further include air blower (170), the drum Blower is configured for further promoting the evaporation and/or atomization of water (101).

5. humidifier devices (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, further includes: (i) control system (180)； (ii) first sensor (181) are configured as sensing the phosphate concn in the water (101)；And (iii) indicates system (182), wherein the control system (180) is configured as: the instruction system (182) is utilized, according to the first sensor (181) the first sensor signal, to indicate phosphate concn coherent signal.

6. humidifier devices (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, further includes: (i) control system (180)； (ii) second sensor (183), are configured as sensing (iia) phosphate removal quantity of material and (iib) is described replaceable or can be again One or more of the replacement of fills unit (230) or the amount of refilling；And (iii) instruction system (182), wherein the control System (180) processed is configured as: the instruction system (182) is utilized, according to the second sensor of the second sensor (183) Signal, to indicate to replace or refill signal.

7. a kind of core component (130) in humidifier, the core component includes phosphate removal material (150).

8. core component (130) according to claim 7, wherein phosphate removal material (150) is ferritin.

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of humidifier devices, a kind of external member, one kind of the part including such humidifier devices to be used for The method of core component and a kind of pair of space humidification in such humidifier devices.

Background technique

Humidifier is well known in the art.For example, WO2014001952 describes a kind of evaporative humidifier, packet Water receiver is included, is configured as absorbing the Core cell of water from water receiver and is disposed in blower-casting and is configured as Air stream is forced to flow through the fan unit of Core cell, wherein blower-casting includes top cover unit, and the top cover unit is on neighbouring top At least one ring-shaped air outlet is limited at the exterior section of the circumference of cap unit.

JP11257695A discloses a kind of humidifier with water cleaning function.It proposes and is made using ion-exchange fibre Carry out the water in purifying humidifier for cleaning device.

WO2015063147A1 discloses a kind of method for purifying water.It proposes and ultrafiltration is applied in combination before reverse osmosis step With oxo-anions adsorbent, to reduce biodeterioration.

Summary of the invention

The present invention is defined by the claims.

Humidifier is for increasing interior humidity, and so as to improve breathing comfort, in dry air, this comfort is scarce Weary.These devices are sold by many companies in many differences in the market.In general, they are the bases according to atomization or evaporation Present principles carry out work.In atomizer, by impeller or ultrasonic waveform at the mist of droplet.If drop is sufficiently small, it Will land ground front evaporator, to realize humidification.In evaporator, water is directly evaporated to air, this is possible to It is under the help of and forces the air over the water surface or increase water surface by means of core.

Seem microorganism growth all occur in two kinds of systems, so as to cause undesirable appearance and smell.Added by atomization The aerosol droplets that wet device is formed form a kind of approach that the microorganism that will be grown in humidifier transports user, this has can Lung can be caused dead.In order to prevent the growth of the microorganism in humidifier system, fungicide, example can be added into the water in system Such as via cartridge systems or pass through the dipping of core.It is formed by the aerosol droplets that atomizing humidifier is formed and transports these fungicide A kind of approach, this may cause risk to the user of humidifier.

Therefore, aspect of the invention is to provide a kind of alternative humidifier devices and/or humidification (space) method, preferably Ground further at least partly eliminates one or more disadvantages mentioned above.The present invention can be overcoming or alleviated by the prior art extremely A few disadvantage provides useful alternative as target.

Invention presented herein from required nutrients is removed in water into water particularly by adding toxic Substance grows to prevent or at least reduce microorganism.Therefore, the equipment can more safely using and/or when can be used longer Between.

Particularly, in an aspect, the present invention provides a kind of humidifier devices (" equipment "), particularly it is configured to use In the external humidification to humidifier devices, which includes: the first Room for accommodating water；And humidifying element.Humidifying element Particularly it is configured in the first chamber.Further, humidifying element is specifically configured as promoting to accommodate water in the first chamber Evaporation and/or atomization.Therefore, in a particular embodiment, humidifying element includes in (i) core component and (ii) ultrasonic unit One or more.In a particular embodiment, humidifier devices further include can for accommodate fixed acid phosphate removal material Replacement can refill unit.In other specific embodiment, humidifier devices (therefore) further include that fixed acid phosphate is gone Except material.Phosphate removal material is configured as reducing phosphatic concentration in water before water evaporation and/or atomization.

In another aspect, the present invention also provides the methods that one kind humidifies (in space) air, wherein should Method evaporates the water and/or is atomized including the use of humidifier devices as defined herein.Humidifier devices may include containing Fixed acid phosphate removes the replaceable of material or can refill unit.Therefore, in embodiment, humidifier devices include to fix Acid phosphate removes material.As indicated above, phosphate removal material is configured as dropping before water evaporation and/or atomization Phosphatic concentration in low water.It is operated since phosphate removal material is configured such that in the use of equipment or at least part During time, which contacts with (liquid) water, (therefore) phosphate concn can reduce before water evaporation and/or atomization. Term " water " is referred in particular to for liquid water.

Using such device and method, can with comparatively safe mode come prevent or restrain bacterial growth (in equipment, Part those of is especially contacted with water).Further, such device and method are utilized, it is not necessary to (but need not using fungicide Exclude such use).Therefore, such device and method are utilized, it is possible to reduce or the undesirable smell of prevention, and can be with It reduces or prevention contacts bacterium or fungicide.

The equipment includes the first Room for accommodating water.For example, equipment may include single chamber, it is used as reservoir (being used for water).Equipment can also include multiple rooms, wherein for example a room is used as reservoir, and another room is used as evaporating And/or spray chamber.It first Room can be particularly as evaporation and/or spray chamber.Therefore, the first Room has the outside with equipment One or more openings of fluid communication.In principle, (multiple) room can have any shape.

Equipment further includes humidifying element, the humidifying element be configured as the evaporation for promoting to accommodate water in the first chamber and/ Or atomization.The element is particularly configured in the first chamber.In embodiment, humidifying element may include core component, ultrasound Wave apparatus, heater, hot swivel plate etc..Notably, however, humidifying element includes one in core component and ultrasonic unit It is a or multiple.Using based on core component and/or based on the humidifier of ultrasonic unit, good result can be obtained.The former Evaporation can be based primarily upon；The latter can be based primarily upon atomization.Two embodiments of equipment are indicated as humidifier devices herein. Term " humidifying element " may refer to one or more (different types of) humidifying elements.

Humidifier based on core component is well known in the art, and for example mentioned above It is described in WO2014001952, this application is herein incorporated by reference.The example of core component is absorbed from room Water screen, water sucting medium or the filter of water.For example, core component can be the papery of extract water or the item of other water-absorbent materials Band.In this way, water rises on water level in core, then can evaporate.Optionally, (can also be seen by air blower Hereafter) evaporated to enhance.

In embodiment, it is fixed that core component, which can be configured as, such as is contacted with the bottom of the first Room.Specific In embodiment, core component be can be configured as rotatable (in perpendicular especially during use), and equipment It can also include the actuator for being configured as making core component to rotate, such as especially motor.During rotation, core component At least part can be in water in the first chamber, and a part can be on water level.In this way, water can steam Hair.Optionally, evaporation can be enhanced by air blower (also seeing below).

Humidifier based on atomizer is also known in the art, and is for example retouched in US5407604 State, this application its be herein incorporated by reference.

Therefore, in embodiment, humidifier devices further include air blower, which is configured for further promoting water Evaporation and/or atomization.Particularly, such air blower can promote to evaporate.Air blower can be such as fan.Air blower (such as, fan) generates air stream, which can pass through (and/or along) core and bring moisture in room into, therefore Help to evaporate the water and enhancing humidity in core.

In embodiment, humidifier devices further include fixed acid phosphate removal material.Therefore, which removes material Not instead of metal or the salt being dissolved in water, substantially stationary material.For example, it can be included by core component, it Can be used as coating be provided to core component and/or (multiple) room wall or it can be used as granular materials come for using. When application granular materials, at least the particle of 50 weight % has specifically at least 10 μm (such as, specifically at least 100 μm) Partial size.Therefore, the d of particle_3,2Value can be at least 50 μm, such as at least 0.1mm, such as at least 0.3mm, such as 0.5mm extremely In the range of 10mm.

In a particular embodiment, the partial size of the granular materials such as measured using standard screen can be at least 100 μm, or at least 200 μm or up to 500 μm, such as from 300 μm to 420 μm.The particle in 300 μm to 420 μ ms can be obtained, for example, making With 0.420mm sieve (ASTM mesh number number 40) to remove biggish particle, then using 0.297mm sieve (ASTM mesh number number 50) with mistake It filters lesser fragment and is retained in the fragment within the scope of desired size.For example, the group sieved using 0.354mm and 0.297mm Conjunction or the combination of 0.297mm and 0.250mm sieve, can get relatively narrow range.

For particle, the risk for evaporating (such particle) is substantially zeroed, and for these partial sizes, the risk of atomization also phase To low or substantially zeroed.Therefore, in embodiment, phosphate removes material included by granular materials.If desired, particle It may be accommodated in container (also further seeing below), to be further preferably minimized any risk.Therefore, it is being embodied In example, phosphate removal material (as granular materials) humidified device equipment is accommodated.

Phosphate removal material is configured as reducing phosphatic concentration in water before water evaporation and/or atomization.Pass through Phosphate concn is reduced, has been minimized the risk of bacterial growth, and reduce or even inhibit bacterial growth itself.Cause This, solves the problems, such as the root of possibility in this way.In a particular embodiment, phosphate removal material includes ferritin. The example of (hyperthermophilic) ferritin is described in US20080223789, this application its be herein incorporated by reference. It can also be using the enzyme with similar functions (that is, removing phosphatic ability).Further, alternatively or additionally, phosphoric acid It may include one or more ion exchange resin that salt, which removes material, or can be included by this kind of resin.Further, standby Selection of land or additionally, it may include such as one of kaolinite, montmorillonite, montmorillonite and illite etc. that phosphate, which removes material, Or a variety of materials, or can be included by such material.For example, particle montmorillonite can be applied.In another example, Kaolin or smectic clays can be applied.For example, granular materials may include in kaolinite, montmorillonite, montmorillonite and illite It is one or more, and optionally also additionally include ferritin.

In a particular embodiment, humidifier devices include flowing through (flow- for transporting water in humidifier devices Through) unit, wherein this flows through unit and is configured for accommodating phosphate removal material.Therefore, particularly, humidifier is set Standby includes flowing through unit for transport water in humidifier devices, and it includes phosphate removal material that wherein this, which flows through unit,.Cause This, flows through unit and is configured as allowing water transport passing through the unit.The unit can be the conduit between e.g. two rooms. Optionally, flowing through unit can be replaceable (further seeing below).Phosphate removal material can be flowed through unit and be wrapped It includes.For example, flowing through unit can be the filter element including phosphate removal material.For example, flowing through unit can be including tool There are the bed or conduit of the particle of phosphate removal material, which allows water transport through the unit, but phosphate will be by phosphorus Hydrochlorate removal material is captured.Therefore, in a particular embodiment, humidifier may include at least two Room for accommodating water, Wherein the room is in fluid communication with each other via opening, and wherein phosphate removal material is arranged in the openings, wherein the first Room is wrapped Humidifying element is included, and wherein the first Room is configured in the upstream of second Room.

Therefore, in a particular embodiment, humidifier devices include at least two Room for accommodating water, wherein the room passes through It is in fluid communication with each other by opening, wherein the first Room includes humidifying element, wherein the first Room is configured in the upstream of second Room, and Wherein humidifier devices further include for take in it is replaceable or can refill unit receiver, wherein it is replaceable wherein or Can in the state that refill unit taken in by receiver, it is replaceable or can at least part of refill unit be configured in out In mouthful.

In addition to it is such flow through unit other than or as such alternative for flowing through unit, unit can be placed on to the first Room In (or in which another room for accommodating water).Water will be contacted with unit, and thus will reduce phosphatic concentration.Therefore, In In specific embodiment, humidifier devices include the unit for being configured as contacting during the use of humidifier devices with water, wherein The unit is configured for accommodating phosphate removal material.Therefore, in embodiment, humidifier devices include being configured as adding The unit contacted during the use of wet device equipment with water, wherein the unit includes phosphate removal material.The unit can be can (or either replaceable, and can be and can refill) replacement or can refill.Particularly, replaceable or can Refill unit is configured as contacting during the use of humidifier devices with water, and it is replaceable or can refill unit accommodate Phosphate removes material.

Term " unit " can also refer to multiple units.For example, two rooms can include can be more when two rooms are available Unit is changed, the replaceable units include the granular materials containing phosphate removal material.

In embodiment, the unit of all units as described above etc can be replaceable.As the embodiment Alternative, or additionally, in embodiment, the unit can be and can refill.Therefore, in a particular embodiment, Humidifier devices include containing phosphate removal material replaceable or can refill unit.For example, can using replaceable or The filter core that can be refilled.

Optionally, equipment further include agitating element or flowing generating element, the agitating element or flowing generating element quilt It is configured to generate movement in water, allows to promote the contact of water with (multiple) units.

As indicated above, it is in the first chamber or in office to supply to act not only as granular materials for phosphate removal material (such as, filter core etc.) uses in other rooms of choosing or in the opening or in the cells, and phosphate removal material can also be by Included by core component.Therefore, in a particular embodiment, core component includes phosphate removal material, and wherein phosphate removes Material is included by core component, to remove one of material and application type phosphate removal material as immersion-type phosphate Or it is a variety of.Therefore, in a particular embodiment, included by the core component of the phosphate removal humidified device equipment of material.For example, iron Oxysome can be fixed to core component.Alternatively or additionally, cation (such as, metal ion and/or positively charged more Atomic ion, such as ammonium) it can such as be obtained on the surface included by core component, and preferentially in conjunction with phosphate.

As indicated above, equipment may include replaceable or can refill unit.Therefore, in a particular embodiment, Core component can be configured as replaceable units.Therefore, core component can be configured removably in a device.

Equipment can also include the control system for example combined with humidity sensor, which is configured to respond to Humidity sensor come control by equipment carry out humidification.Control system can be additionally configured in response to (multiple) room (especially First Room) in water level sensor control the humidification of equipment.When water level too low (including no water), equipment can be cut off Or enter sleep stage.

Alternatively or additionally, humidifier devices can also include: (i) control system；(ii) first sensor is matched It is set to phosphate concn in water sensing；And (iii) indicates system, wherein control system (going back) can be configured as: using referring to Show system, according to the first sensor signal of first sensor, to indicate phosphate concn coherent signal.Therefore, in embodiment In, the present invention also provides a kind of method, this method further include: the first sensor signal dependent on first sensor is to instruction System provides phosphate concn coherent signal.In this way, the capacity of phosphate removal material can also be controlled, and must When wanting, user can such as be replaced phosphate by replacement filter core and remove material.

Alternatively or additionally, humidifier devices can also include: (i) control system；(ii) second sensor is matched It is set to sensing (iia) phosphate removal quantity of material and (iib) is replaceable or can be in the replacement or the amount of refilling of refill unit It is one or more；And (iii) indicates system, wherein control system is configured as: instruction system is utilized, according to second sensor Second sensor signal, to indicate to replace or refill signal.Therefore, in embodiment, the present invention also provides a kind of sides Method, the second sensor signal for also relying on second sensor provide replacement to instruction system or refill signal, wherein the Two sensors be configured as sensing (iia) phosphate removal quantity of material and (iib) it is replaceable or can refill unit replacement or One or more of the amount of refilling.

Instruction system can be configured as display message (such as " replacement phosphate removal material " or " replacement filter core ", " again Fill filter core " etc.), to generate voice signal, generation optical signal etc..Instruction system will be shown according to the instruction of control system Show such message and/or such sound and/or optical signal are provided.

Equipment can be set or be not provided with the unit including phosphate removal material.For example, equipment can be not provided with There is such unit, and these units can individually be sold.

Therefore, the invention further relates to such equipment with unit receiver, which is configured as receiving packet Include the unit of phosphate removal material.

Therefore, in embodiment, the present invention also provides a kind of equipment comprising: the first Room is used to accommodate water；With And humidifying element, it is configured as the evaporation and/or atomization for promoting to accommodate water in the first chamber, wherein humidifying element includes core One or more of portion's element and ultrasonic unit, wherein humidifier devices further include the unit that can be filled (again) or are matched It is set to the receiver for taking replaceable units in.Particularly, phosphate removal material can be will be filled with by the unit of (again) filling, To execute method described herein.Equally, particularly, the receiver that can take replaceable units in, which will be taken in, to be filled There are such replaceable units of phosphate removal material, to execute method described herein.

Therefore, in another aspect, the present invention also provides a kind of external member of part, the part includes one or more Unit, such as: it is one or more replaceable and/or can refill unit, such as at least one replaceable units, it is especially multiple Replaceable units, each unit include that fixed acid phosphate removes material, and wherein phosphate removal material is configured as reducing water In phosphatic concentration；And humidifier devices as defined herein, it is configured as taking such replaceable units in.Such as Referred to above to show, phosphate removes material particularly including ferritin.Therefore, the external member of the part can also include one or more A core component (including phosphate removes material).Additionally or alternatively, the external member of part can also include one or more Filter core (accommodates phosphate and removes material).

In another aspect, the present invention also provides it is replaceable or can refill unit itself, such as filter core or core member Part.Therefore, in embodiment, the present invention also provides accommodate phosphate removal material filter core, such as including granular materials ( Grain material include phosphate removal material) filter core.Filter core can especially have for the opening close to water.But in addition Embodiment in, the present invention also provides include phosphate removal material core component.For example, in embodiment, core member Part may include cellulosic material, such as paper (such as the laminate of (compacting) paper layer) or cardboard.However, other options are also can Can.In embodiment, ferritin can be fixed formula in the core components and/or on core component.In other embodiments, Granular materials can be included by core component.For example, in order to manufacture core component material can be removed using including phosphate Pulp mixture.Therefore, phosphate removal material can be embedded in core component and/or can be by the table of core component Included by face.Further, phosphate removal material can be used as coating and be coated on core component.Further, core Phosphate removal material can be used to impregnate in element.Therefore, in embodiment, core component is configured as replaceable core Portion's element, to allow to replace core component.Core component especially has capillary force/offer capillary effect element.With This mode, water can be inhaled into material, and can be risen along at least part of the height of core component and (be worked as core When element contacts with water and is for example configured as vertical).Core component itself is well known in the art.

Therefore, except other things, the present invention provides ferritin (or other suitable materials as indicated above) and is humidifying Purposes in device equipment as phosphate removal material (for removing phosphate from the water in such equipment).

Term " outsides of humidifier devices " refers in particular to atmosphere of the generation comprising humidifier devices.Particularly, equipment can be Indoor use.Therefore, the outside of equipment may refer to the space comprising the equipment.Term " space " can for example be related to (one Point) reception area, restaurant, hotel, clinic or hospital etc..Term " space " can also relate to (a part) office, hundred Trader shop, warehouse, cinema, church, theater, library etc..However, term " space " further relates to (one in the vehicles Part) working space, the cabin of such as truck, the cabin of aircraft, the cabin of ship (ship), the cabin of car, crane Cabin, cabin of engineering truck (such as tractor) etc..Term " space " can also relate to (a part) working space, such as do Public room, (production) factory, power plant (such as nuclear power plant, gas power plant, coal-fired plant etc.) etc..For example, term " space " may be used also To be related to control room, safety cage etc..

Equipment can also be included by system, which can also include one or more other equipment, such as air-conditioning system System, heating system, ventilating system etc..Further, equipment can also be wrapped by the system including multiple such humidifier devices It includes.Such system may include control system, for controlling one or more equipment included by system.

Detailed description of the invention

The embodiment of the present invention is only described by example referring now to schematic figures, it is in the accompanying drawings, corresponding attached Icon note indicates corresponding part, and in the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 a to Fig. 1 g schematically depicts some embodiments of humidifier devices；And

Fig. 2 a to Fig. 2 b schematically depicts some other aspects of the invention.

Schematic diagram is not drawn necessarily to scale.

Specific embodiment

Fig. 1 a to Fig. 1 b schematically depict on the bottom of equipment have granular materials (it include phosphate removal material Material) embodiment.Fig. 1 c to Fig. 1 d schematically depicts the reality in unit (such as, replaceable units) with granular materials Apply example.Fig. 1 e and Fig. 1 f schematically depict in unit or bed (such as, flowing through unit) between two compartments have The embodiment of grain material.Fig. 1 g schematically depicts one embodiment, and wherein core component phosphate removes material coating Or dipping.Fig. 1 a, Fig. 1 c and Fig. 1 e schematically depict the embodiment with ultrasonic unit；And Fig. 1 b, Fig. 1 d and figure 1g schematically depicts the embodiment with core component.The combination of core component and ultrasonic unit can also be applied.

In Fig. 1 a to Fig. 1 g, it is schematically shown that the embodiment of humidifier devices 100.Equipment includes first Room (i) 110, it is used to accommodate water 101；And (ii) humidifying element 120, it is configured as the water for promoting to be contained in the first Room 110 101 evaporation and/or atomization.Humidifying element 120 includes one or more of core component 130 and ultrasonic unit 140.If Standby 100 can further include: (iii) it is replaceable or can refill unit 230, be used to accommodate fixed acid phosphate removal Material 150, wherein phosphate removal material 150 is configured as reducing phosphorus in water 101 before the evaporation and/or atomization of water 101 The concentration of hydrochlorate.Mark the drop of N instruction atomization.Label E indicates the water being evaporated.

In a particular embodiment, equipment 100 include unit 220, it is such as replaceable or can refill unit 230, matched It is set to and is contacted with water 101 during the use of humidifier devices 100 (see such as Fig. 1 a to Fig. 1 f and Fig. 1 g, as in core Element 130 can also be configured as in the embodiment of replaceable units).Unit 220 is configured for accommodating phosphate removal Material 150.For example, humidifier devices may include flowing through unit 210 for transporting water 101 in humidifier devices 100.Stream Unit 210 is crossed to be configured for accommodating phosphate removal material 150 (see such as Fig. 1 e and Fig. 1 f).Label 160 indicates granular material Material, the granular materials may include phosphate removal material 150.The material is fixed formula as a result,.

Fig. 2 a schematically depicts some embodiments and variant in single figure.Therefore, in individual equipment 100, and It is nonessential to deposit all elements schematically described in fig. 2 a.

Humidifier devices 100 in Fig. 2 a further include air blower 170, which is configured to further promote water 101 Evaporation and/or atomization.Further, the humidifier devices 100 in Fig. 2 a show some embodiments, and wherein equipment 100 is gone back It include: control system 180；First sensor 181, the phosphate concn being configured as in water sensing 101；And instruction system 182.Control system 180 can be for example configured as: instruction system 182 be utilized, according to the first sensor of first sensor 181 Signal, to indicate phosphate concn coherent signal.For example, first sensor 181 may include electric potential type ion selective electrode, One or more of current type electrode and electric potential type enzyme electrode etc..

By example, the humidifier devices 100 in Fig. 2 a further include second sensor 183, which is configured For sensing (a) phosphate remove quantity of material and it is (b) replaceable or can in the replacement or the amount of refilling of refill unit 230 one A or multiple (for example, interruption based on contact or based on be in electrical contact etc.).Control system 180 can be especially configured as: Using instruction system 182, according to the second sensor signal of second sensor 183, to indicate to replace or refill signal.It is such Sensor can be there are sensor, movable sensor, contact sensor (opening/closing portion etc. of sensing chamber or receiver 190 Opening, the chamber or receiver are configured as taking in phosphate removal material, it is such as replaceable or can refill unit 230).Cause This, Fig. 2 a also shows receiver 190, which is configured as taking replaceable units 230 in or is optionally to fill out again Fill unit 230.Therefore, can refill unit can be configured as permanent, or can be configured as and can be moved from equipment 100 It removes.Label 105 indicates the opening/closing portion etc. for being closed (watertight) receiver 190.Receiver 190 can be taken in phosphate Remove the replaceable cartridge or unit 230 of material 150.

Fig. 2 b schematically depicts the embodiment of the external member 1000 of the part including multiple replaceable units 230, each Replaceable units include that fixed acid phosphate removes material 150.As indicated above, phosphate removal material 150 is configured as Phosphatic concentration (can be used in device 100 during the use of equipment) in water is reduced, and (therefore) reduces and be configured as holding Stay phosphatic concentration in the humidifier devices 100 of such replaceable units 230.

Therefore, except other things, the present invention provides a kind of powder of nutrient absorption material being placed on water container bottom End.In embodiment, the powder of nutrient absorption material is put into the filter core being placed in water container.But other In embodiment, such as in the system that water is added slowly to humidification region by valve, by the particulated bed of nutrient absorption material It is placed near the valve.Which ensure that required nutrition is absorbed from water before water enters humidification region.For using core Come increase humidification region system, core can with nutrient absorption material impregnate.Using equipment described herein, can obtain It must be limited in humidifier and microorganism growth is carried out by nutrition.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that term " substantially " herein, such as " substantially by ... form ".Art Language " substantially " can also include the embodiment with " entirely ", " fully ", " whole " etc..Therefore, in embodiment, shape Holding word can also substantially be removed.Under applicable circumstances, term " substantially " can also relate to 90% or higher, such as 95% or higher, especially 99% or higher, or even more particularly 99.5% or higher, including 100%.Term " includes " is also wrapped Include wherein term " includes " mean " by ... form " embodiment.Term "and/or" particularly before "and/or" and The one or more projects being previously mentioned later.For example, phrase " project 1 and/or project 2 " and similar phrase can be related to project 1 One or more of with project 2.In embodiment, term " includes " may refer to " by ... form ", but in another reality Applying in example also may refer to " comprising at least defined type and other optional one or more types ".

In addition, the term first, second, third, etc. in specification and claims is used to distinguish similar component, without Centainly it is used for description order or time sequencing.It should be understood that the term so used is interchangeable in appropriate circumstances, and The embodiment of the present invention described herein can be sequentially to be operated except other described herein or illustrated.

Device herein is the device except described in addition to other during operation.As those skilled in the art will be clear Chu, the present invention is not limited to the devices in operating method or operation.

It should be noted that embodiment mentioned above illustrates and nots limit the present invention, and those skilled in the art will Many alternative embodiments are designed without departing from the scope of the appended claims.In the claims, it is placed on bracket Between any appended drawing reference be not necessarily to be construed as limitation claim.The use of verb " comprising " and its deformation is not excluded for right The presence of element or step except the element or step stated in it is required that.It is distinctly claimed, otherwise exists unless the context otherwise Throughout the specification and claims, word " comprising ", " including " etc. are to be interpreted as be inclusive meaning rather than Exclusive or exhaustive meaning；That is, the meaning for being " including but not limited to ".Word " one " before element be not excluded for it is multiple this The presence of class component.The present invention can be by means of the hardware including several different elements and by means of properly programmed computer To implement.If several in these devices can be by the same hardware branch in the device claim for listing equipment for drying Mesh embodies.The simple fact for recording certain measures in mutually different dependent claims, not indicating that cannot be advantageously Use the combination of these measures.

The present disclosure additionally applies for include in characteristic feature described in the specification and/or shown in the accompanying drawings one A or multiple device.The invention further relates to a kind of method or techniques comprising described by the description and/or in the accompanying drawings One or more of shown characteristic feature.

Various aspects discussed in this patent can be combined in order to provide additional advantage.In addition, those skilled in the art Member will be understood that, can combine embodiment, and can also combine more than two embodiments.In addition, some features can be formed The basis of one or more divisional applications.